belly up

quebrar, ir a la quiebra

Dicho de una empresa: fracasar porque no puede pagar sus deudas.

En inglés sencillo: If a business does this, it fails because it cannot pay its debts.

• The company went belly up.
• Several shops went belly up during the recession.
• Will the business go belly up if sales keep falling?

Cómo se usa: go belly up (The company went belly up after losing its biggest customer.)

Sinónimos: go bankrupt, go bust, fail

Expresiones frecuentes: go belly up, company goes belly up

sentarse a comer, acomodarse en la barra

Sentarse a una mesa, barra o mostrador, dispuesto a comer o beber.

En inglés sencillo: To sit at a bar, counter, or table, ready to eat or drink.

• Belly up to the table, everyone!
• We bellied up to the counter for lunch.
• They were bellying up to the bar for their evening drinks.

Cómo se usa: belly up to something (We bellied up to the kitchen table for breakfast.)

Sinónimos: sit down

Expresiones frecuentes: belly up to something, belly up for dinner

muerto, acabado

Muerto o que ya no funciona ni sigue en actividad.

En inglés sencillo: Dead, or no longer working or operating.

• The fish was belly up in the pond.
• By morning, the old computer was belly up.
• Their business went belly up within a year.

Sinónimos: dead, defunct, finished

Antónimos: alive, operational

Expresiones frecuentes: go belly up, float belly up

acercarse, arrimarse

Acercarse con ganas o seguridad a un lugar, especialmente para pedir una bebida.

En inglés sencillo: To move close to a place eagerly or confidently, especially to order a drink.

• Belly up to the bar!
• He bellied up to the bartender and ordered a beer.
• The thirsty workers were bellying up to the drinks counter.

Cómo se usa: belly up to someone/something (The customers bellied up to the counter to order their drinks.)

Sinónimos: approach, step up to

Expresiones frecuentes: belly up to something, belly up to someone